This week's theme: words related to beards. Vandyke or Van Dyke or vandyke (van dyk) noun
A short, pointed beard. [After painter Anthony Van Dyck or Vandyke (1599-1641) who painted portraits of people having these v-shaped beards.] A painting by Anthony Van Dyck showing a vandyke: http://abcgallery.com/V/vandyck/vandyck40.html Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=vandyke -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "And, a young man with a Van Dyke and kinte cloth shorts was Dirt Devil-ing the floor around a mannequin in one of the few windows in which mannequins were dressed." Frank DeCaro; Barneys Countdown: It's Retailing, Not a Revolution; Newsday (New York); Sep 8, 1993. "The Van Dyke, however, is shaped like a V and comes to a sharp point. It usually, but not always, has a mustache with it, suitable for twirling." Jim Kershner; Is it Too Late to Jump on Goatee Trend?; The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington); Jun 15, 1996. Sponsored by: Earn Your MAEd in As Little As 18 months - 100% Online! We've educated educators for more than 100 years! Let us help you! http://DominicanU.com/WS Free! Extra issue of any of Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Subscribe at: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 ............................................................................ My greatest skill has been to want but little. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/vandyke.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/vandyke.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/vandyke.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
